Habakkuk , or Habacuc, questions God's ways. Habakkuk then converses with the Lord. As God continues to speak to him, Habakkuk becomes more confident in the Lord's wisdom. By the end of the conversation that Habakkuk has with God, he has 100% trust in God. He professes his trust through a song.
Habakkuk was a man who was aggravated that God was not intervening with the injustice on earth. He made his prophesy sometime between 605 and 602 BCE. It is not certain where he lived. Although it could have been a place outside of Bethlehem called "Hill of Habacuc".
An Outline of the Book of Habakkuk
I. The Book Of Habakkuk A. The Prophets Complaint and God's Answer. B. The Canticle
This prophet is important in salvation history because...
Habakkuk had a problem that all of us have encountered at one time or another: If God is so loving why does he allow injustice to occur in the world?
"The rash man has no integrity; but the just man, because of his faith, shall live. Wealth, too, is treacherous: the proud, unstable man--" Habakkuk 2:4
Sources
Bullogh, S. "Habacuc" A Catholic Commentary on Holy Scripture. Ed. Dom Orchard. et al. New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1953. 680-682.
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